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Tech Files

Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs

Zero-Emission Mooring Service of a Tanker

Consulmar achieved a milestone by executing what it calls ing boat Castalia, which operates on full electric propulsion. the world's ? rst zero-emissions mooring service for a tanker. Equipped with two 150 kW engines and a lithium battery ca-

This took place at an offshore multiple buoy mooring site near pacity of 485 kWh, Castalia ensures operational autonomy of the BP re? nery, two miles from the Port of Castellón in Spain. up to eight hours, providing an ef? cient and non-polluting solu-

Using its electric line handling tug Castalia, Consulmar towed tion for mooring operations. In addition to mooring, the mul- the steel mooring lines from the vessel to each of the ? ve moor- tipurpose Castalia, which measures 12.5 x 5 m, plays a role in ing buoys. various port activities, including collecting MARPOL liquid

The tanker vessel Archangel, 274 meters long and 85,474 and solid waste, transporting personnel and provisions, and oil gt, was moored using the 3-ton pulling capacity of the moor- spill response services.

Images courtesy Consulmar

Crowley's New LNG Containerships

Carbon Capture @ Sea

Crowley shared ? rst renderings and the names of its four new dual fuel lique? ed natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships:

Quetzal, Copan, Tiscapa and Torogoz. The 1,400 TEU ves- sels were ordered in 2022 by Singapore-based Eastern Paci? c

Shipping (EPS) for scheduled delivery from South Korea’s

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in 2025. EPS will charter the ships out to Crowley, who will deploy them on its U.S.-Central

America trade connecting U.S. markets to Nicaragua, Hon- duras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Each ship will feature 300

Image courtesy HRDD refrigerated unit plugs. The four Avance-class ships are named after national birds, archaeological sites and lakes in Central lassNK granted its “SCCS-Full” class notation to

America, Crowley said on social media. The newbuilds will

Ever Top, a Neopanamax container vessel owned feature ME-GI engines from MAN Energy Solutions that are

C by Evergreen and equipped with an onboard CO2 capable running on cleaner burning LNG to slash greenhouse capture and storage (CCS) systems, reportedly making it gas emissions such as sulfur oxide, carbon dioxide and nitro- the world's first Neopanamax container vessel to be ret- gen oxide while eliminating particulate matter. The engines rofitted with such systems. The CCS systems, designed are also said to reduce methane slippage to negligible levels.

and developed by Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Re- search Institute, were installed at Huarun Dadong Dock- yard Co., Ltd. (HRDD). ClassNK reviewed the system components and the installation plan, aligning with its comprehensive "Guidelines for Shipboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems."

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